I did not read the article, but I am just stealing @Rafal's quote of it:
(Yesterday, 05:32 PM)Rafal Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Today, there are researchers around the world who are regarded by others as VM experts. These individuals primarily gather on social media platforms such as "voynich.ninja", where they engage in analysis and information-sharing activitis as researchers and enthusiasts. Many researchers interacting within these groups hold numerous unproven beliefs (fixed opinions) about VM content. For example, Mr. Koen Gheuens, a linguist who is not an Old Turkish expert, is one of them. He has been a critic of our VM-Old Turkish hypothesis up to this point. In 2025, Mr. Koen Gheuens published a YouTube video, creating the perception among VM researchers that he had debunked my VM- Turkish theory. However, unfortunately, his critique did not address a single claim or finding from our theory, nor did he manage to refute even one piece of evidence we presented.
Here are some assorted basic comments...
- Ahmet Ardic does not have a solution. He has a hypothesis and proposes some translations of some words. (Probably much the same can be said about most entries on Tavie's list).
- He is probably right in objecting to one minor aspect of the critiism: the Voynich Ninja is 'just' a discussion group, and has no formal standing in the world of Voynich research. Opinions presented here do not represent the 'truth'.
- Ahmet Ardic is himself an electrical engineer and not an Old Turkish expert.
- That Koen and Tavi's video does not address or refute any of his arguments is completely irrelevant. This is a fake argument, but could in principle be an honest misunderstanding on his side. It is entirely possible to find major faults that are not related to the evidence presented. Mr Ardic also has not addressed any arguments against his hypothesis, as far as I know.
These are of course just points for consideration, not proof that Ahmet Ardic is wrong (but I have no doubt that he is).